Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10


! Twelve months passed and no one heard
from Charlie, unless it was his mother, and
she quietly ignored Kitty, feeling sore at
heart at her sons long absence, and blaming
Kitty for it all.
At first Kitty was gay and careless. She
scattered ner smiles lavishly; she laughed
and talked with all the young fellows in
the neighborhood, and let every one see
that she was not breaking her heart over
Charles absence.
Some of her friends were unkind enough
to say she had no heart!
After awhile she grew pale and very quiet;
she stayed at home all the long summer
days, aud did not seem to care for any OF
her old friends.
Then she watched for the postman every
day, only to turn back disappointed when
| there was never any letter for her.
Then another mood seized her when she
saw the pitying looks rest upon her, and
once more she was her old gay self.
Just about that time a stranger came to
town, rented an Office, and hung out a
handsomely painted sign
James Wilbraham, Attorney at-Law.
He was stranger to every one, but not
long. His courteous manner won him
many friends, and Kitty was soon num-
bered among them.
"Kitty," said her mother, warningly, cit
is time you stopped flirting. Don't let US
have any more young men driven from their
homes by your tickle ways"
"You need not fear, mother" Kitty re-
turned, with pale face, but scornful eyes.
Charlie Ellis would never break his heart
for any woman, and I have no patience
when I think how he has treated met"
"Treated you, child! Why, you drove
him away in despair!"
"He need not have stayed away unless he
had wanted to, she said shortly. "But am
sure I do not regret him! MIR. Wilbraham
is worth dozen such men," and she ran
! out of the room to hide the tears that would
gather in her eyes.
But the days passed away, and Kitty
showed more and more liking for the hand
some stranger. On his part he soon let it
be seen that he admired her, and no one
was surprised when admiration seemed to
deepen into something warmer. Only a
few of her friends wondered what Charlie
would say when he heard of it.
1t was bright autumn evening, and MIR.
Wilbraham was sitting in the little parlo,
with Kitty.
He had sent her little note to say he
was coming, as he had something to tell
her; and though Kitty had long ago made
up her mind what was coming, she shiv-
cred, and thought of Charlie, and wondered
if she should ever be able to forget him.
But MIR. Wilbraham was talking, and she
had not understood word.
"What is it?" she said, half frightened OF
his glance.
"Have Ithen been mistaken" he asked,
gravely. "You have surely given me some
encouragement, Kitty?"
All! how her heart was beating When
he said "Kitty" in that mournful voice, she
thought of Charlie, and just how his dear
voice had sounded.
slave been mistaken, Miss Bell? Is
there some one else you care for?"
At that Kitty burst into tears, and hid
ueT lace III uer uauuS, auu bODDeQ as III her
heart would break.
kitty, speak to me! Tell me what it all
means Either you care for me, Or"
81 DON'T" cried Kitty. "There is only
one man in the whole world that care for,
and he doesn't care particle for me, and
that is what am crying for"
She stole a look at him, but his face was
turned away from her.
II am going TO tell you just how bad I
am, and then you won't break your heart,
but just be glad to be rid Of me-"